gelatinous

adjective

ge·lat·i·nous | \ jə-ˈlat-nəs

, -ˈla-tə-nəs\

Definition of gelatinous

1 : resembling gelatin or jelly : viscous a gelatinous precipitate

2 : of, relating to, or containing gelatin

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One at a time, rub the seeds on the paper towel to remove their gelatinous coating. — Ap Mcclatchy, The Mercury News, "How to grow your own fruits and vegetables — from food scraps," 10 July 2019 The tips of the arms then also bend, mimicking the gelatinous movements of an eight-armed larval jellyfish. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "This Jellyfish Robot Is Much More Than Just a Good Swimmer," 2 July 2019 But the real star of the show here might be Gooigi, Luigi's gelatinous doppelganger that can split apart from his progenitor to help solve simple puzzles. — Sam Machkovech And Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "The best games, demos, and tech of E3 2019," 14 June 2019 The river system, which for decades provided Mr. Shell a livelihood, now spreads only gelatinous mud and pungent debris and uncomfortable questions about the future. — New York Times, "Paralysis on America’s Rivers: There’s Too Much Water," 31 May 2019 Yuzu shrimp is followed by a zucchini spiral, then squid and edible shiso flower and eel soup and a plate of bite-size morsels (eggplant, crab, fish eggs, jellyfish, squash), all chased with the most delicious mochi dessert (a gelatinous rice cake). — James Whitlow Delano, National Geographic, "Here’s your ultimate Tokyo itinerary," 25 Apr. 2019 Advertising Keung’s custard bao replaces the gelatinous egg filling with a thick liquid that oozes out like lava-the dim sum equivalent of molten chocolate cake. — Lucas Shaw, The Seattle Times, "From pig-shaped bao to ‘Pac Man’ dumplings, chefs now make dim sum for the Instagram generation," 25 Mar. 2019 These patches are not solid masses; rather, they are mostly made up of microplastics that make the water cloudy and gelatinous. — Radhika Viswanathan, Vox, "Why Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic straws," 24 Oct. 2018 These patches are not solid masses; rather, they are mostly made up of microplastics that make the water cloudy and gelatinous. — Radhika Viswanathan, Vox, "Why Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic straws," 24 Oct. 2018

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